Does Reading Help You SPEAK English? 📚

Hi!

大家好！

I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

我是来自mmmEnglish的艾玛。

Now you guys are always asking me

最近你们一直在询问

how to expand your vocabulary,

用什么方法来提升自己的单词量

improve your grammar and just

和改善语法，

sound more natural when you use English.

可以使自己的英语听起来更加自然呢。

So today we're going to talk about how

那么，今天我们就来谈谈

reading English texts can help you do that.

英文阅读是如何帮助你的吧。

Reading helps you to improve your English.

阅读可以帮助你提高英语水平。

It sounds simple but reading can actually have

这听起来很简单，其实阅读在你学习

a huge effect on your language learning

英语的过程中，将会对你产生很大的影响，

and it can be really enjoyable as well.

同时也是非常有趣的。

I mean really, what's better than curling up on the couch

我可是说真的，还有什么比端着一杯咖啡，

with a cup of tea and a good book?

捧着一本好书，窝在沙发里更舒服的事情啊？

For many of my students, reading English texts

对于我的大多数学生来说，英文阅读

is seen as a bit of a chore.

一直都被视为一件苦差事。

It's just something that you have to do

那看起来只是一个你在学习英语时

to study English, right?

不得不做的一件事，对吗？

Or perhaps the only texts that you read are the ones

或者说，你唯一阅读的文字

that are in your grammar books.

仅仅是来自于你的语法书上的。

Well I want to shake things up a little bit today.

那么，今天我想让你对此有所改观。

But first I have a couple of disclaimers

但是，首先我有两个免责声明

that I'd like to make here.

需要在这里提出。

The first one is:

第一是：

If you don't really enjoy reading books in your

如果你甚至都不喜欢母语阅读的话，

own language, then forcing yourself to read in English

那么，强迫自己使用英语阅读

probably won't be enjoyable either.

或许也不会有多享受的。

So if reading is not your jam, generally,

所以，如果你并不喜欢阅读的话，一般来说，

then don't force it.

也就不要去强迫自己了。

But that said if you enjoy reading in your own language

但如果你很享受母语阅读，

but you don't enjoy reading in English,

而不享受英语阅读的话，

well that's something that we can work on because

那我们就有办法解决这个问题了，

I'm going to take a guess and say that you're probably

因为，我将会通过猜测得出

reading the wrong texts.

你或许只是读错了书。

Perhaps you haven't really found a book

或许你没有找到一本

that really interests you.

能够吸引你的书。

Or perhaps the books that you're reading are just

又或是因为你在读的书

too difficult for you.

对你来说过于困难了些。

Reading as an activity is supposed to be enjoyable

阅读的这一行为应该是享受的，

so if you're sitting there with a dictionary beside you,

但如果你随身带着字典，

looking up every second word, spending five minutes

随时随地的查词，并花上五分钟的时间

trying to understand a paragraph,

去了解这个词的译意，

that's not fun.

这就不好玩了。

That's studying.

那只是学习。

So my point is don't let your pride force you

所以，我的观点就是不要让你的自尊心迫使你

to try and struggle through Shakespeare

试图通过莎士比亚，

or even Jane Austen.

甚至是简奥斯汀而挣扎。

If you're just not ready for those books yet,

如果你还没有为读这些书做好准备的话，

you're not ready to enjoy them.

你也不会好好的去享受这些书的。

Children stories or books for teenagers can be

如果你是初级或是中级水平的学生，

just as entertaining and much more enjoyable if you're a

儿童故事和青少年书籍

pre-intermediate or an intermediate level student.

可以同样有趣甚至更加有趣。

So don't be ashamed of reading books that were written

所以，阅读为年轻人写的书并不需要害羞。

for younger people. They're actually a brilliant way to

这种绝妙的方式在提高

improve your English reading skills and to advance

你的英语阅读能力，

your vocabulary

和增长词汇量的同时，

whilst actually genuinely enjoying yourself.

也能让你真正享受其中。

Reading English books

阅读英文书籍

is not just for advanced English students.

并不是高级学生的专利。

But reading can help you to become

但是阅读却可以把你

an advanced level student.

变成高级学生。

Now I've added a list of books that I recommend

现在，我已经在订阅下方增加了

in the description below

一些我推荐的书单，

and I've separated them by English level

而且我已经按不同的英文级别进行了分类，

so hopefully that gives you some new material to enjoy,

希望这些内容能让你有新的享受。

some new books to read, right? Whatever your level.

阅读新的书，对吗？无论你是什么级别的。

And if you have a fabulous book that you've read

如果你有已经读过的很棒的书籍，

in English and you want to recommend it

而且也想向观众推荐的话，

to everyone who's watching, then please do.

请大声的说出来。

Add the name of the book and the

在评论里加注书名和作者。

author to the comments.

And if you're willing to share your English level, then

如果你愿意分享你的英语级别的话，

please do because it will help everyone else to know

请勿保留，因为这会帮助大家了解到

what level of - what type of person can enjoy that book.

什么级别的人可以阅读此书。

So I'm going to spend the next few minutes

接下来的几分钟，我将试着

trying to convince you about the ways that reading

用几种方式说服你，阅读其实是真的可以提升

can actually help you to improve your English.

你的英语能力的。

And I'll also help you with a few fun ideas of what

我将通过几个有趣的方式告诉你，

you can read because I bet

你可以读的东西，我打赌，

that by the end of this video,

在影片结束的时候，

you'll be looking for something to start reading.

你就会开始去寻找想要读的书了。

Now don't forget to subscribe to the channel

好吧，别忘了订阅下方的这个频道哦。

just down there. Click that button there

点击那个按钮后，

just so that you don't miss out on any of the lessons

你就不会错过我在这里上传的

that I make here.

任何课程了。

This lesson is about to get started.

课程马上开始。

The first thing that reading will do

阅读给你带来的第一个帮助

is help you to improve your vocabulary, right?

就是提升你的单词量，对吗？

The truth is that trying to learn new words during

其实尝试通过口语交流去学习新的单词，

a spoken conversation,

especially with a native English speaker

特别是与英语母语的人仕交流

can be really challenging.

将会非常有挑战性的。

It's difficult to understand everything and recognise

对于理解和识别出那些被用到的特别的单词，

the individual words that are being used, right?

是很困难的，对吗？

And native speakers don't always use the best

而且母语人仕在说话时，

vocabulary when they're speaking, right?

单词的使用也是不固定的，对吗？

They might naturally start using slang words or

他们或许会很自然的就会使用俚语，

words that just might leave you

或者那些让你有点儿抓狂的单词，

sweating a little bit because you don't recognise them.

因为你根本不认识它们。

They might even just get a bit lazy and say:

他们甚至会懒散的说：

"Can you get the, you know, the thingy?

“你能把那个，你知道的，就那个东西，

Just pass it to me, the thingy over there."

在那里的那个东西，拿给我吗？”

They're hardly words that are going to help you

这种方式几乎不会帮助你

to improve your vocabulary, right?

提高词汇量，对吗？

And definitely not useful for writing emails at work or

这决对无法用于书写工作电邮，

taking exams or speaking in public, right?

进行考试，或是公众场合的聊天上，对吗？

Where you might need a higher level

你可能会需要高等，

or a more advanced level of English.

或是更高级别的英语。

But in a book, the author thinks really carefully about

但在书里，作者在写作过程中

each word that they write.

会对每一个字认真推敲。

They want to describe a situation in an interesting,

他们想描述一种有趣的情景，

in a really specific way which really does push

并以一种非常特殊的方式，

your vocabulary further and it'll give you

确实可以进一步搞高你的词汇量，

access to a much more varied and vibrant vocabulary.

可以让你获得有更多变化和充满活力的词汇。

Now I'm pretty sure that most of you

现在，我很确定大多数人都会有一本词汇笔记。

keep a vocabulary journal somewhere.

Maybe you keep a notebook with you while you read.

或许你会在阅读时带着一本笔记。

That's a really great tool so that you can write down

那是非常好的工具，你可以写下你看到的

any new or interesting words that you see

任何新的或是有趣的单词，

but don't let it disrupt you unless you really can't

但是，千万别让这种行为打扰到你，

understand the sentence without looking a word up.

除非你不查字就无法明白句子的意思。

Just try and understand the meaning,

你要做的只是尝试搞懂意思，

write the word down and then look it up later on.

记下单词，然后稍后再去翻译它。

Practise using it in sentences,

用它练习单词造句，

read back over the text again.

再回读文章。

All of these things are going to help you to remember

所有这些方法都会帮助你去记住那个单词，

that word, remember the meaning and how to use it.

单词的意思和如何去使用它。

Don't forget that building your vocabulary

不要忘记，增加你的词汇量对于你我来说，

is a lifelong journey for you and also for me,

都是一场人生之旅。

I'm still learning new words every day. You won't just

我每天都在学习新的词汇。

know all English words at one point,

你不会一下子就知道了所有的英语单词，

you'll continually keep adding to your vocabulary

你将会在你的人生里，

throughout your lifetime.

继续不停的增加词汇量。

And reading is a really great way to do that.

而阅读就是最好的方法了。

Now for most of us, the brain remembers

现在，对于我们大多数人来说，

more when it sees something.

大脑会记住更多我们所看到的东西。

Having a combination of visual and audio

拥有视觉和音频的组合非常重要。

is really important.

So without getting too serious or too technical here,

所以没必要太过严肃或是太过技术化，

because I'm not a neuroscientist,

因为我不是神经科学家。

but the brain stores things in different places.

但是大脑分区贮存不同的事物。

So audio information - that sound - is

所以音频信息 - 声音 -

usually stored in your short-term memory.

通常存储在你的短期记忆中。

So things that you hear are stored in a more

所以你听到的东西被存储在了

temporary place. And visual information,

一个更临时的地方。

so that includes memories and pictures,

视觉信息，那个包括记忆和图像的，

this is stored in a way that makes it

这种存储方式，

easier for your brain to remember it

使你的大脑更容易在更的时间里

over a longer period of time.

记住它。

So seeing things on a page

所以看的方式比听的方式，

can help you to remember them better than just

对于记忆，

hearing the words. But doing both is great!

更有帮助。

So reading an English book and listening

因此，阅读英文书籍，

to how the words are spoken,

并听取这些单词的发音，

it ticks both of these boxes.

是一样重要的。

Now I've mentioned my good friends

现在，我已经在“Audible”之前，

at Audible before,

提到了我的好朋友，

they've got thousands and thousands of

他们已经有了成千上万的，

English books that are recorded in audio format.

以音频格式录制的英文书籍。

Your favourites are probably there waiting for you.

说不定在那里你会找到你最喜欢的。

Now the great thing about Audible is that you can

现在，有关“Audible”最好的事情是，

try it out for free using the link

你可以利用下方描述里的链接，

in the description below

免费试用，

so you can get your first audiobook completely free.

因此你可以完全免费得到你的第一本音频图书。

And even if you decide that you don't

即使你认为你并不想继续使用

really want to continue with your Audible membership,

“Audible”会员资格，

then you still get to keep the book that you downloaded

然而，你还是会拥有你已经下载过的那本书，

so I really recommend that you sign up and try it out.

所以我真的建议你去注册试试。

Listening whilst you're reading

在你阅读时，

is like super-powered English practice.

聆听就像是超级英语练习一样。

Another benefit to reading English books

阅读英文书籍的另一个好处，

is that you're learning English in chunks.

就是你在大面积的学习英语。

So if you've already been studying English for a while,

如果你学习英语已经有一阵子，

you've probably noticed that it's full of

你可能会注意到，它充满了搭配，

collocations and idioms and slang expressions.

习语和俚语的表达。

Words that commonly appear together or even

通常一起出现的词，

change meaning when they're used together.

或是它们一起出现时，甚至改变了意义。

That is why you love English so much, right?

那就是你为什么这么爱英语吧，对吗？

But these expressions and these word combinations

但是这些表达和词汇的组合，

are so important to sound natural when you speak

对于当你想很自然说出，

or when you use English

或使用英语时，是非常重要的。

but it's an impossible task to try and memorise them

但是尝试记忆或是自己学习它们，

or learn them on your own.

几乎是不可能完成的任务。

Impossible!

不可能！

But reading lets you see and experience

但是，阅读可以让你看到，

how these words are used together in chunks

并体验这些词汇是如何在段落和上下文中一起使用的，

and in context, right?

对吧？

Seeing these different uses over and over again

重复不停的看着这些词汇的使用，

will help you to get used to them

会帮助你习惯它们，

and become familiar with them.

并熟悉它们。

And you'll learn what sounds right and what doesn't.

你也会学到什么看起来是对的，什么不是。

It's a much more natural way of picking up the language.

这是一种学习语言更自然的方式 。

The more you see different collocations,

当你看到更多不同的词语搭配，

the more comfortable you'll feel with

你就会觉得在使用它们时会更加顺手了，

using them yourself, right?

对吧？

Now another benefit is full immersion.

别一个好处就是全神贯注。

So think about a grammar lesson or even a vocabulary

试着想像一下语法课，或是单词课，

lesson, you don't always get the full picture

你并未时常得到事件发生的完整画面，

of what's happening, right?

对吧？

It's a little snapshot and you're probably learning

这只是一个小的简单印象，

new words or grammar rules but you're not

你可能正在学习新的单词或是语法规则，

usually getting the chance to experience them

但你通常不会有机会在环境，

within context and within culture, right?

和文化中体验它们，对吧？

Whilst those lessons are incredibly important

同时，学习和明白那些课程的规则，

to learn and to understand the rules,

是极为重要的，

reading shows you what kind of people

阅读向你展示出哪些人，

use certain words and in which situations they use them

会在哪种情况下，使用哪些有把握的词，

So it helps you to understand the nuances of tone

所以，它可以帮助你理解语气和形式的细微差别。

and formality.

You'll get to learn the culture that goes with

你将学习与语言相关的文化，对吧？

the language, right? It's an immersive experience.

这是一种身临其境的体验。

Now for a more practical reason

现在，出于更实际的阅读英文书籍的原因，

to read English books,

let's talk about easier logistics.

让我们来谈谈更轻松的具体安排吧。

You can read anytime anywhere,

你可以随时随地的阅读，

you don't need to coordinate across time zones to see

你不需要跨时区进行协调，

when your book's available.

以查看你的书何时可用。

And your book

而你的书也不需要WIFI的连接，

doesn't need to have a Wi-Fi connection either

unless you're downloading a new one from Kindle.

除非你要从Kindle下载一本新书。

But you don't need a lot of money to read either.

但你也不需要有很多钱才能阅读。

You can carry your book anywhere.

你可以把书带去任何地方。

I mean, I read my books on my phone now.

我的意思是，我现在是在我的手机上读书的。

Books are always with me,

我总带着书，

I've got a whole library of them, right?

我有了一整套图书馆，对吧？

I can read it for a few minutes while I'm riding the bus

当我在乘车时可以读上几分钟，

or I'm waiting at the doctor's, I'm in the bath, whatever.

或是在等待医生时，或是我在浴缸里的时候，任何时候。

I mean you could even

我的意思是，如果你喜欢的话，

read your book on the toilet if you liked.

甚至可以在如厕的时候读。

I don't mind as long as you're doing it somewhere.

如果你在某个地方这么做了，我并不介意。

You're filling in that dead and wasted time in your

你正在填补你日常生活中的那些废弃的，

daily schedule and you're making all of those little

和浪费的时间，而你正在将那些时间间隙变的更有价值。

time slots worthwhile.

Now I actually gave some tips to help you

现在，我将提供一些提示，

take advantage of this sort of

帮助你在本课程中，利用你的日程安排中的这种废弃的，

dead, empty time in your schedule

空闲的时间，

during this lesson right here where I talked about

在本课程中，

creating your own English study plan so

我谈到要创建自己的英语学习计划，

definitely check that one out.

所以一定要检查一下。

So I hope that this lesson convinced you to

所以，我希望这个课程可以说服你

pick up a book

去拿起一本书，

and get back into the habit of reading in English.

重新养成用英语阅读的习惯。

Stick at it for a few months and I guarantee

保持这个习惯几个月后，

that you'll notice the improvement in your English.

我保证你将会注意到你的英语的提高。

So the next question is: What should you be reading?

那么下一个问题就是：你应该读什么？

这个真的是一个你需要自己回答的问题，

This genuinely is a question that you need to answer

for yourself because we all like different things.

因为我们都喜欢不同的东西。

You don't always have to read something

你不必总是读那些深奥的，

that's serious and educational because

或是有教育意义的东西，

all reading in English can help you to learn and improve

因为不管怎样，

所有的英文阅读都会帮助你学习和提升。

in one way or another.

In fact, reading different types of texts, some formal,

事实上，阅读不同类型的文章，

some serious, some fun, this is only going to help you.

正规的，深奥的，搞笑的，都只会帮助你。

So

to help you I'm going to give you a few little suggestions

所以

为了帮你，我将给你一些小小的建议，

你可以尝试在网上阅读英文新闻。

You could try reading the news in English online.

订阅英文报纸，或是这类的事情，

Subscribe to an English newspaper

or something like that, just so that you're constantly

只是为了让你不断收到相同的文字。

receiving the same text.

You could also take out a subscription

你也可以订阅在线杂志。

to an online magazine.

You could also find a blog about a topic

你还可以找一个关于你感兴趣的主题的博客，

that interests you but I recommend that you sign up

但我建议你注册他们的新闻通讯，

to their newsletter so that you receive their blog posts

以便你每周通过电子邮件收到他们博客的贴子，

each week by email, okay?

怎么样？

You could even choose one of your favourite books.

你甚至可以选出一本你最喜欢的书。

Maybe one that you've read in your own language

或许这书你已经阅读过母语版本的，

and then read the English version.

然后阅读英文版本的。

But even better, get the audiobooks so that you can

但更好的是，搞到音频书籍，

listen and read at the same time.

那样的话你就可以边听边读了。

Don't forget that the link to Audible is

别忘了“Audible”在描述的下方，

in the description below so that you can try

所以，你可以尝试得到一本免费的音频书籍了。

getting an audiobook for free. Try it out, see if you like it.

如果你喜欢的话，就试试吧。

But whatever you read, wherever you read,

但不管怎样，不管怎样，

you are improving your English

你都在提升你的英语，

so just make a habit of it, okay?

所以，把它当成是一种习惯吧，好吧？

Of course, I would love you to share any of

当然，我非常希望你能在评论里

your favourite books or magazines or blogs

分享任何你用英语读过的喜欢的书，

that you read in English in the comments below.

杂志或是博客，

Share them with everyone who's watching

分享给每一位在这里观看的人，

and tell us why you love them.

并告诉我们为什么你喜欢它们。

That's it from me today but make sure you

这就是我今想要说的，

check out that lesson there if you want to

但如果你想与我继续提高我们的英语技能的话，

keep improving your English skills with me.

请务必查看那里的课程。

Or if you're looking for something else,

或者，你还想看看别的东西，

then check out that one right there,

那就在那里查看吧，

I've picked it just for you.

我选择了它只是为了你。

So happy reading!

那么，快乐的阅读吧！